Australia and Bangladesh split points as persistent rain played spoilsport in the fifth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at The Oval. Catch full cricket score of AUS vs BAN here.

Australia and Bangladesh split points as persistent rain played spoilsport in the fifth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at The Oval. Catch full cricket score of Australia vs Bangladesh here (Twitter )

The fifth game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 between Australia and Bangladesh at The Oval was abandoned due to steady rain. Earlier, Mitchell Starc’s four-wicket haul and Adam Zampa’s 2/13 restricted Bangladesh to 182. For the Tigers, Tamim Iqbal top-scored with 95. In reply, Australia were 83/1 in 16 overs but rain refused to relent and both teams had to share a point each. Steve Smith’s men will have to win their last group game against England - in order to seal a last four spot. On the other hand, Bangladesh must win their last match against New Zealand and hope the other results go their way. Get full cricket score of Australia vs Bangladesh here (SCORECARD | STREAMING INFO)

01:55 hrs IST: That’s it. Thank you for joining us. Until next time, it’s goodbye. Cheers!

ABANDONED: An unfortunate end to #AUSvBAN with rain preventing a result here at The Oval.

18:46 hrs IST: OUT! Loose delivery and an even poor shot from Kayes. Looks to hit it on the up but Finch completes a neat catch at cover point.

18:43 hrs IST: Five overs since the last boundary. Bangladesh are 37/1 after 10 overs. Tamim 23*, Kayes 6*

18:40 hrs IST: Just 13 runs in the last four overs. Disciplined start from Mitchell Starc and Co..Wonder Smith’s comments after the NZ game have been taken seriously. Bangladesh are 35/1 after 9 overs.

DO YOU KNOW - Australia, who’ve played 899 ODIs since 1971, will become the second team after India (908 matches) to play 900 ODI games.

17:20 hrs IST: Toss in a short while.

17:15 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to HT’s live coverage of ICC CT 2017 Group A game between Australia and Bangladesh.

While Bangladesh slumped to an eight-wicket defeat against hosts England in the tournament opener, Australia’s first match against New Zealand was largely affected by rain before it was eventually abandoned, and both the Trans-Tasman rivals earned a point each.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, need four points from their remaining two games. (POINTS TABLE)

Both teams will head into the game of knowing that a defeat will have them staring at an early elimination.